Ben Hollioake
Benjamin Caine Hollioake
Born: 11 November 1977, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died: 23 March 2002, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Major Teams: Surrey, England.
Known As: Ben Hollioake
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Test Debut: England v Australia at Nottingham, 5th Test, 1997
Latest Test: England v Sri Lanka at The Oval, Only Test, 1998
ODI Debut: England v Australia at Lord's, Texaco Trophy, 1997
Latest ODI: England v India at Kanpur, 4th ODI, 2001/02
NBC Denis Compton Award 1996
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 27/08/1998)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 2 4 0 44 28 11.00 37.28 0 0 2 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 42 4 199 4 49.75 2-105 0 0 63.0 4.73
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 28/01/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 20 17 2 309 63 20.60 81.10 0 2 6 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 107 2 532 8 66.50 2-37 0 0 80.2 4.97
FIRST-CLASS
(1996 - 2001)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 75 114 6 2794 163 25.87 3 14 68 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 1215.3 232 4215 126 33.45 5-51 1 0 57.8 3.46
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1996 - 2001/02)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 136 115 12 2481 98 24.08 0 14 44 0
O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 805.3 4008 142 28.22 5-10 1 1 34.0 4.97
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Ben Hollioake, younger brother of Adam, was a very different character - much
more relaxed and carefree but just as competitive. The two once claimed that
their successes were due in part to their personal competition. Remarkably,
both made their Test debuts in the same game - the fifth Test against
Australia at Nottingham in 1997. It was the only time two brothers made
their Test debuts together in the 20th century. Aged 19, Ben was the
youngest England debutant since Brian Close in 1949.
Hollioake was very much a "big occasion" cricketer, scoring runs rapidly
all round the wicket. He was also a lively medium pace bowler, capable of
swinging the ball either way. On his Trent Bridge Test debut he seemed
ill-equipped to carry out the strategy of watchful defence he attempted. He
scored 28 in the first innings but failed in the second, and took 2 for 83
in the match. He was left out of the final Test of the series, and his only
other Test appearance was the solitary game against Sri Lanka the following
summer. Like many of his colleagues he was dismissed twice by Muralitharan,
scoring 14 and 0.
Hollioake made an immediate impression on his one-day international
debut, scoring a rapid 63 against Australia in the third ODI in 1997. He
followed this with 98 in his next match at Lord's, the B&H final, which won
him the Man-of-the-Match award. It came as no surprise when he was voted
Young Cricketer of the Year by the Cricket Writers' Club.
Such exciting potential took time to develop, however, and by the start
of the 2001 season Hollioake had still only played in two Tests and seven
ODIs. He was recalled to England colours for the NatWest Triangular
Tournament against Pakistan and Australia, and although he ended the series
wicketless, he impressed with the bat on two occasions. He made 37* against
Australia at Bristol, contributing to a quickfire end-of-innings stand of 70
with Owais Shah in 7.2 overs, and 53 in an otherwise forgettable England
batting performance against Pakistan at Headingley. It was enough to secure
selection for the short tour of Zimbabwe in October, and the winter one-day
squad to tour India and New Zealand. After playing in India, Hollioake was
kept out of the New Zealand series by a knee injury.
Ben Hollioake was tragically killed, aged just 24, in a car accident
whilst holidaying in Australia after the end of the one-day series in New
Zealand. His funeral in Perth was attended by many of his former team-mates,
including the England captain Nasser Hussain and his predecessor Alec
Stewart. (Copyright CricInfo, April 2002)
Last Updated: Thursday, 19-Sep-2002 13:06:55 GMT
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